Little Polecat Creek
Tributary to Polecat Creek
Map of Little Polecat Creek mouth location
Map of Little Polecat Creek mouth location
Location of Little Polecat Creek mouth
Map of Little Polecat Creek mouth location
Map of Little Polecat Creek mouth location
Little Polecat Creek (Polecat Creek tributary-Virginia) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Mikes Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles west of Halifax, Virginia
  coordinates36°47′23″N 079°00′08″W / 36.78972°N 79.00222°W / 36.78972; -79.00222[1]
  elevation490 ft (150 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 2.5 miles northwest of Halifax, Virginia
  coordinates
36°47′23″N 078°59′36″W / 36.78972°N 78.99333°W / 36.78972; -78.99333[1]
  elevation
355 ft (108 m)[3]
Length3.29 mi (5.29 km)[4]
Basin size4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationPolecat Creek
  average5.13 cu ft/s (0.145 m3/s) at mouth with Polecat Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionPolecat CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChatham Road

Little Polecat Creek is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 3rd order tributary to Polecat Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Little Polecat Creek rises about 3 miles west of Halifax, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast to join Polecat Creek about 2.5 miles northwest of Halifax.[3]

Watershed

Little Polecat Creek drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.37, and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Little Polecat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Little Polecat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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